Gun.



C. F. LEFEVER| GUN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18. ISIS- Patented Sept. 2", 1917.

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CHARLES E. LEFYEVER, or PLYMOUTH, i/rIcn'IGAN', 'AssIGNon ro DAISY MANUFAQ- TUBING COMPANY, OFPLYMOUTH, MIoHIGAm A. conronarIon or MIGI-IIGA1\T.

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TaaZZ-whom it may concern: p

Be it known that .I, Cl-rAnnns F. LEFEVER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Plymouth, in the county of WVayn-e andState of Michigan, have invented certain new, and usefulImprovements in Guns,-of which the following is a specifica- I tion, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The inventionrelates to guns and more particularly to air guns, and the, invention comprises the novel construction as herein after set forth.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through a portion of a gun barrel provided with my improved magazine construction; Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the magazine in position for loading;

' Fig. 3 is-a perspective view ofthe magav zine with the gun barrel removed;

Fig. t is a cross section on line 00m Fig. 1. A is the false barrel and B is the true or shooting barrel arranged therein. C is an abutment for the piston arranged at the rear end of the. true barrel B. p

It is usual to provide'a detachable connection J between the true barrel and the spring abutment, and where a magazine is used, to provide a guide for directing thev shot therefrom into the. truefbarrel. Withthe present invention; I have simplified the construction by attaching the true barrel to the abutment and the: latter to the air-com-.

'pression cylinder, forming a unit engageable as such 'with'the false barrel. I havealso,

simplified the construction ofv the connec' tion between the magazine and the truebarrel, utilizing the abutment as a guide and forming-the latter of a; concave or dishshaped construction. of the invention is the means employed for loading the magazine and for placing a-ten sion on thefollower. I

In detail, the abutment o is formed with the concave or dished outer face D and is attached to the innerend of the air cylinder E; The true barrel B is also attached to the abutment and projects forward therefrom. F is a magazine barrel arranged parallel to the true barrel within the circumference of the abutment C. G is a strap for attaching the magazine-barrel to the true barrel ad-' jacent to the abutment C, this being preferably secured by soldering or equivalent Application filed. September 18, 1916. Serial No. 120,761.

Still an other feature Specification of Letters Patent; Patented septzfi, 1917,

. construction in which the spring is inclosed in a telescopic extension of the magazine barrel and 1s capable 'of being drawn outward when the magazine 18 to here-loaded.

.TlllS will retract theplunger without compressing the spring, but afterthe loading of the magazine the movement of the tele scopicextension inwardwill compress the spring and maintain the necessary tension: on the follower. As shown, His the telescopic extension, which is sleeved around the 'magazine barrel ,F, and houses the spring I for the follower J. The latter remains in engagement with the magazine barrel, butwhen the barrel H is drawn outward. said plungerwill be sufficiently retracted to uncover registering apertures K and K in the false barrel A and. magazine F This will permit of introducing theshot into the magazine and when the latter isv full the movement inward of thebarrel I-I- will-compressthe spring I and {alsowill cover the aperture K, preventing the falling out of the shot. "The barrel H is pre-. vented from complete disengagement from theQbarrel-Fby stops-L thereon, and these.

sjtops-alsoprevent disengagementof the fol lower Jfroin the barrel F. M is a catch for locki'ng the barrel :II in-its normal posi-, tion, said catch being released by a thumb I pieceN. p v a With the construction described in use the magazine may be readily loaded by drawing outward the barrel H. This movement will withdraw the follower J beyond the registering apertures K and K but will not disengage it from the end of the barrel F. The spring I is also held from disarrangement by being housedwithin the withdrawn barrel H.

The inward movement of the barrel II will place the spring under compression, so that the shot within the magazine Will be fedin ward as fast as they are transferred tothe shot barrel. Thetransfer of the shot from the magazine to the true barrel is effected by the guidance of the concave abutment C and the surrounding strap G. that --clairn as my invention; s

' 1. Inagun, the combination with a false sertible therein, a piston'abutment secured to'the'endbf said "cylinder and provided with 'aconcave me ace, a true barrel, se-' cared to said pistonabutment, I a" magazine barrel-arranged parallel to said true barrel,

and a 'stra'pembracing said magazine barrel and, true barrel"adjacent to said abutment, sa1d' magazine 'andtrue barrel be ng cut away attheir adjacentinnerfendsfor the transfer of shot from one to the other, said transfer being guided by said strap and concave face of the abutment.

3. In a gun, the combination with a false barrel, ofatrue barrel therein, a magazine 7 barrel arr'angedbetween saidw'true barrel and false barrel, a barrel sleeved upon said magazine barrel to telescopically engage the same,be'1ng endw1sewithdrawable from said false ba rrel, a follower andaisprlng Within said magazine barrel, the tension of- -said 40' spring being relieved and" the'follovver re tracted by the endwise Withdrawal of 'the telescopic sleeve. f 1

4'. In a gun,the combination With a false barrel, of a true barrel therein, a-magazine. barrel arranged between said false barrel and true barrel and parallel thereto,-a tube sleeved upon saidfmagazine barrel, 'te'lescopically engaging the same'and endwise w'it'hdrawable frem said failse "barrel, a follower withinsaid magazine barrel, a'spring' for yieldably pressing said follower toward the inner-end of said barrel, the'outer endof *said'spring being anchored iir the tubul'a'r sleeve, to be withdrawn outward there- 'with, and a stop for limiting the utward barrel;

movement of said sleeve at a point where said follower is stillwithinthe magazine 5,111 a gun, the combination wit'h a maga- ,zine barrel, having a discharge aperture at one end thereof and a fill aperture adjacent to the opposite end, of a tube sleeved about,

said magazine barrel and telescopically movable thereon, a follower within said magazine barrel, a spring for yieldably pressing said follower towardthe'inner end of said magazine barrel, the outer end of said-spring beinga-nchored' in said tubular sleeve, where by the, outward withdrawal of said sleeve will retract said plunger. and uncover "the feed aperture into said magazine barrel, and

. the inward movement of said sleeve" will place' a tension on-the spring and close the feed aperture, and a stopwfo'r; limiting the outward ywith'd'rawal of said sleeve.

6. In a gun, the combination with a'false barreland atrue barrel therein, of a magazine barrel arranged between said false barrel and true barrel, having discharge opening-a t its inner end-and a feed opening intermediate its ends, a tube sleeved upon said magazine barrel and endwise withdrawable from "said false barrel, a follower Within said magazine barrel, a spring for said fol-' lower, having its'outer end anchoredinrsaid tubular sleeve, 'anda catch for holding said tubular sleeve from endwise movement ""7. In a gun, the'combinationwith afalse barrel, of a" true barrel 'there'in, a magazine barrel inbetween' said true *barrel and false barrel, the inner end ofsaidmagazine barrel having a' discharge aperture communicating with said 'tr'ue barrel and being also provided with a feed aperture intermediate its ends' --in registration with a feed aperture th o ghjsaidebarr l, a tubular sleeve sur-" rounding said magazine barrel, closing the registering {feed apertures in the. same and} said i false' barrel, said t'ube' being endwise withdrawable to uncover the said register i-n'g apertures, a "catch for: holding? said sleeve in its inner position, a follower in said maga;

zine ba 1' r'el an d a spring for yieldably pressing said follower" toward the inner end of said ba rrel, th'eouterend =of said -spring being-anehored= to-said tubular "sleeve and being 'withdrawable therein during the utward inovement' thereof.

a In testimonywhereof I afiiri my signature.

' CHARLES "FQ LEFEVER.

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